Automatic program system



H 18,1936. 1G. B. SCHEIBELL 2,031,074

' AUTOMATIC PROGRAM SYSTEM- 5 sheets-sheet 1 l Feb. 18, 1936. 5. B. SCHEIBELL 22,031,074

AUTOMATIC PROGRAM SYSTEM 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March l2, 1951 BY f (juf/n n ATTORNEY Feb, 18, 193 G. B. SCHEIBELL 031,074

- AUTOMATIC PROGRAM SYSTEM Filed March l2, 1931 3 SheetS-Sheet Patented Feb. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE .AUTOMATIC .PROGRAM .SYSTEM Gordon BrownScheibell, Newark,'N. J.

I. Application -Marchf .12, '1931,4 Serial. No. 522,091

" 1'9 Claims;

.receiving station, andimore particularly tothat ztype of program distribution `system inwhichzthe v-.flselection of the program is under control ofautolmatic means operatedy from thereceivingfstation.

One of the objects of. this invention :consistsin f providing an automatic program system inawhich any: one of a plurality. of recorded programs can y beselected fortransmission to.:areceivingrstation. v

. Another Y. object .of-.my inventionf..;consists in producing a system in which an operator ata re- .ceiving-.station can .select ya ldesired program from Ltemr. in'A which .an impulse ydevice controls the aplurality of. recorded programs byaautomatic switching apparatusl vunder .control cian impulse .device ,A lfurther object -comprises inproducingae sysselection of:.one of a plurality...of. phonograph `recordings and; inzwhichcclrcuit. disconnection means are .controlled by.thei'limitofimovement of the phonographrecording.

I `accomplish. the.: above., .desirable objects ln a novel automatic program .systemxhaving .astep- I by--step selectonundencontrol of' an impulse de- :viceL and which is adapted to-selectivelyconnect .atranslating device .toanyxone'of fra-:plurality of Y fautomaticreproducing devices.

. In the y:drawings whichy accompany.: andrform a 2 part of .this specification and in whichtlikerefer- .1 ence. numerals. designata "corresponding .'.parts throughout: Y `Figure 1 schematically. represents .the automatic program .system of my inventionfshowingfthe.re-

ceivingstation, the .switchingsystem and a plurality of automatic 4program devices, the-.receiving `station and switching system :.being i shown I In my copending application :Serial No..'522,090, iiled .March `12, .1931.' and entitled .Selective -programpsystem I have disclosedfaasystemiforithe f distribution ofprograms to aplurality ofyreceiving stations by automaticmeans in which-the program I, signals are reproduced. from recordings .on-photographic lm. presentzinvention'con- V55*.templatesproviding?.system inlwhichzanaoperator grams recorded upon. phonograph records.

vcording to'my invention, I provide a plurality of .rautomaticzprogram devices Veach of which com-- prises aphonograph recording and automatic vMy invention pertains in general to systems. in which programs are distributed..overxwires.to a

at .a program receiving istation can selectpby automatic means,l any one of .a plurality of pro- Ac- ,means for .reproducinga program from the .rec-

Ording under control of. an impulse device at a programreceiving station which is removed from the geographic vicinity of the automatic ployed inmy invention are of a novel type which automatically reset themselves for another playing operation and which initiate switching operations at the expiration oa program, for establishingadisconnect circuit toa step-by-step selector.

Fig. 1 shows the circuit arrangement of one .embodiment of the automatic program system otmy invention. An electrical translating device, such as loudspeaker I2 is connected to an` y20 .amplifier I4. The amplifier I4 is a resistancecapacitance coupled multi-stage thermionic .amplier, -well known in the art, and is electromagnetically coupled to an inductance I5 in series The impulse device, .125

with. an impulse device I6.

I6 is ofa 4conventional type such as used in automatic telephony and comprises a dial, cam, and

l switch adapted to interrupt a circuit to produce a sequence of electrical impulses corresponding to a dialed" number. A program line I extends1 30 from the .inductance I5 in the receiving station 2 to a battery 25 which is part of the switching system .3 .which in practice may be remotely situated from the receiving station 2. This program line is .extended from the battery to a relay arxna-r 35 ture 2l and thence through a iiexible lead to a wiping; contact 26 mounted on a rotatable arm 2l which forms part ofv a step-by-step selector, well .known in automatic telephony. The arm 2l is mounted on a rotatable ratchet wheel 28. A ten- 40 sion spring 29 .is provided to hold the arm 2l normallyagainst a stop pin 30. .An arm 3l. is pivotally mounted adjacent an electromagnet 23 and is adapted to rotate the ratchet wheel 28,

one ratchet tooth each time the magnet 23 is; 45

energized.' The arm 2l is provided with another wiping contact 32. The contacts 26 and 32 are adapted to `make contact with an arcuate group of contacts 33, 34, 35, 36, 31 and 38, positioned about 'the center of the ratchet wheel 28. When 50 the'arm is at rest against the stop-pin 30, the contacts 26 and 32 are not in engagement with any of .these contacts. VEach separate energizaation ofthe magnet 23 advances the karm 21 to the znext.:consecutiveA radial...pair of :contacts'of the-55 program 10 .-devices., Thev automatic .program devices emgroup 33, 34, 35, 36, 31 and 38. A spring holds the arm 3| away from the ratchet wheel 28 when the magnet 23 is deenergized. A pawl 39 is ncrmally held in engagement with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 28 and prevents the spring 29 from returning the arm 21 to the stop-pin 3U as the ratchet wheel 28 is being actuated. A slow-torelease magnet 22 is provided adjacent the pawl 39 for releasing the same at the proper time so that the arm 21 can be returned to its initial posit-ion against stop-pin 36. It is to be understood that the foregoing arrangement comprising a step-by-step selector is here shown in elementary form only, the construction of the same i being well known in automatic-telephony.

A magnet I6 is connected to the battery 25 and is under control of the impulse-sending device i6. An armature under control of the magnet i2! actuates the contacts 24 and 26 which are closed when the magnet I3 is deenergized. That is,'the contacts 24 and 29 are closed when the line to battery 25 is interrupted by the impulse-sending device I6. The contacts 24 control the current from battery 40 to the magnet 23. The contacts 20 control the current from battery 4I to magnet I9. The magnet I9 is of the slow-to-release type provided with a copper collar on its core which serves to maintain the iiux in the core `for some time after the current has been interrupted.

Such slow-to-release magnets are well knowny in automatic telephony. Anarmature- 2-I- posifrom the battery 25 to the contact 26 on the arm of magnet 21. Another slow-to-release magnet I1 is positioned to act upon the armature 2 I independently i I9. The magnet I1 is connected through ground in parallel with magnet 22.

The contacts 33 and 34 are connected to automatic reproducing device 4, contacts 31and 39 are connected to automatic reproducing device 6 and contacts 35 and 36 are connected to terminals 42 and 43 of automatic reproducing device 5. For simplicity of description, a typical example of operation of my system will be set forth in which the step-by-step selector of the switching system 3 makes connection with the automatic reproducing device 5. The operation of the switching system 3 to establish a circuit with the selected automatic reproducing device 5 is as follows: Y -v When the subscriber at the receiving station desires to have a certain program reproduced at his receiving station, he obtains the proper calling Y number which corresponds to the desired program. These numbers may be arranged in an A index in which the calling numbers are opposite i theA program titles alphabetically listed, similar it requires two interruptions'by the impulse sender in number corres onds to the desired ro ram p p g to equivalent acoustical Vibrations. The pickup device 59 is adapted to transform these vibranumber. For the purpose of the present description, the desired program number will be arbitrarily considered as number 2. In other words,

I6 to`obtain the selection of and connection to a program producing system having a particular program listed in the index and designated 2. It is to be understood that in practice there will be a great many program producing systems and several digits.

near. the outer edge of the disc. l is secured upon a shaft 52 which extends through chosen as producing the program signals comprising program 2.

The two interruptions in the program line cause two interruptions through ground of the current supply from battery 25 to magnet I8. The magnet I8 upon deenergization causes the contact pairs 20 and 24 to be closed twice in succession. The contact pair 24 thereby closes the circuit through battery 40 to magnet 23 twice which accordingly moves the arm 2.1 around two steps into a position such that contact 26 engages contact 35 and contact 32 engages contact 36. However, at the same time, contact pair 26 has twice completed the circuit from battery 4I to the slow-to-release magnet I 9. The two resultant excitations of magnet I9 act to keep the program circuit continuously broken at 2|,

inasmuch as the flux is maintained in the core of magnet I9 for some time after the current supply has stopped. The magnet I9 thereby keeps the .program line open at 2l until the interruptions in the program line produced 'by the impulse sending device I6 have ceased. That After` the arm 21. has arrived at the desired position, (which is to say, after the desired number of interruptions have been made by impulse tioned adjacent the magnet I9 controls the li'ne 2I thereby completing a circuit from battery 25 to terminal 42 and also circuit from magnets I1 sender I6) the program circuit will be closed at and 22 through contact 32 to terminal 43.` Terminals 42 and 43 are associated with the automatic reproducing device 5 which will now be `considered in more detail. It is to be understood, of course that the automatic program devices 4, 5 and 6. are all identical except as to the program recording with which they are provided. That is, each of the automatic program devices 4, 5 and 6 is adapted to furnish a diierent program or selection.

. In Fig. 3 a phonograph disc 50 is mounted upon .`a;rotatable plate 5I. 4The disc 50 is of a type well'knownin the art and comprises a disc shaped member having a recording therein comprising a continuous spralshaped groove 64 beginning The plate 5I base member 53 and is rotatably mounted-in bearing member 54. A worm gear 55 is rigidly .mounted on shaft 52 and engages with a worm fwheel 56 secured to ashaft 51 extending from the motor 58.

An electromagnetic pickup device 59 is mounted upon an arm` 6D pivotally mounted at 6I to a plate 62. The pickup device 259. is provided with a needle 63 which engages in the spiral groove 64 for transmitting to the pickup device 59, the vibrations produced by the irregularities in the groove 64 which correspond tions into equivalent electrical energy through provided with an armature 65 whichis positionediri the eld of an electromagnet 66 secured to the plate 62.

.66' causes the arm 60 to lift the pick-up device Energization of magnet 59 up off the disc 5i). The plate 62 is pivotally mounted upon bearing member 61 by means of pin 68 and is adapted to swing in a plane at right angles to the plane of angular movement of the arm ,601'ab'ou't pivot'BI. This permits the pickup -:device 59 Ato :.-follow the 'groove 61|` andv swing in towards the center of the'disc`50 'asthe program .recordedthereon is being reproduced.

xAtoothed sector 1,0 is rigidly secured .to plate i 62 and engages with a rack 1|1which is integral l with a plungerarmature 12. The armature12 .isslidably positioned within a solenoid 13 mounted` upon the base member 53. LTo reproduce a 1 program, the motor 58 is made to rotate the disc 50. -The needle 63, being in engagement with the, groove 64', will cause the pickup device 59 to Swingin towards the center as the disc 50 is rotated. This action causes the toothed sector 18 to draw the rack 1| and plunger armature 12 partly out of the solenoid 13. When the needle 63 has reached the enelY of the recording at the limit of movement of the groove 64 near nthe center of disc U, the electromagnet ,66 and y'plunger armature 12 to be drawn into the solenoid 13 thereby swinging the plate 62 aroundthe axis of -the pin l68 into an initial or starting position at the beginning of the groove 64. In such a manner may the pick-up device 59 be reset for #operation at the expiration of a program recordedon the disc 58. An arm 14 is provided integral with the plate .62 and imparts movement to switches, hereinafter describedin accordance with the movement ofthe plate 62 as the needle 63 follows the spiral groove 64 towards the center of the disc 50.

The disc iii)v and its associated elements as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 are employed in the automatic reproducing device- 5 in conjunction with 1 a switching organization which will best be dis- Va circuit Will be established'ffrom battery. 25

through` terminal 42 through vcontactcsprings 16 and, and through the magnets 80 and 8| to ground. The magnets 80 and 8| will therefore i be energized and attract armatures 82 and 83, t respectively.' Whenmagnet 8| attractsiarmature 83 the circuit willA be broken from a battery 84 to a slow-to-.release/magnet 85. At the same time, when magnet 80 attracts armature 82 the contact springs 86 .will beclos'ed thereby completing a circuit through armature 81 (now closed), and through battery 88` to two holding magnets 89 and 98. Ano-ther circuit'iwill also be completed from a source 'of electrical energy90 i throughl contact springs 9| to the motor 58 whereuponI the disc 50 will be rotated. After a slight delay, the slow-to-release magnet 85 will release the armature 92 which will act `to disengage .contact springs 16 'and 11 and to engage contactV spring 18 with contact Vspring 19. The engagement of contact springs .18 Iand 19 completes a circuit from the terminal 42 through an amplifier 94 to the electrical pickup device 59.

vWhen the spring contacts 16 and'11 are disengaged the circuit from battery V25 to themagnets 88 and 8i will be broken. .:However,. acircuit has now been:establishedfromfbattery:BliteI i towards the center of the disc 58.

the two holding magnets 89 and 93 which now hold the armatures 82 and 83, respectively.`

As the disc 58 is rotated, the program recorded thereon will be picked up by the pickup device i 59, amplified by the amplifier 953 and transmitted to th-e amplier |11 and. translating device l2 whereupon the selected program will be reproduced at the receiving station. As the disc 58 rotates, the spiral groove 6st thereon causes the needle 63 to slowly move the pickup device 59 and associated supporting elements in an arc When this movement is started, that is, immediately following the beginning of the rotation of the disc 50,

thearmfid is moved far enough, to permit con-i tact springs 95 to disengage and Contact springs 95 to engage. t the expiration of the program when the needle 63 has reached the end of the spiral groove 6G at a pointnear the center of the disc y58, the plate 62 will have been swung about the axis of the pin 88 to a position such that the sector 1|) will have drawn the plunger armature out of the solenoid 13. At the same. time, the arm 14 will have been moved thereby into a position such that contact pairs 61, 98 and 99 -will be in engagement.

Closing of contacts Sil will complete a circuit from battery 29| through contacts 95 which are now closed, to holding magnet |82. Magnet |82 then holds armature 83 which maintains conltact pairs 91, Q8, and Q8 in a closed condition.

Contacts 91 are now closed, but the circuit therefrom is. 'bro-ken at contacts 55 which are now open. When contacts 98 are closed a circuit is completed from battery |85 to magnet 85. Magnet |85 then attracts armature |86 which closes contact pairs |01 and |88. Closing of contacts 08 completes. a circuit from battery E69 to mag'- net 66 which lifts the needle 63 off of the disc 58, while the closing of contacts |81 completes a circuit from battery i i 8 to solenoid 13. Solenoid 13 is then energized and draws in the plunger armature v12 which causes the rack 1! to move the sector 18 into its initial position. where the needle 63 will be in a position at the beginning of the spiral groove 6l! at the outer edge of the disc 58. When the plate 82 is moved by the solenoid 13 into this initial position, the arm 'it will cause contacts S6 to disengage and contacts 95 to engage (in the position shown.y in Fig. 2). However, contacts S5 and contacts 98 are positioned with reference to the arm 1t in manner such that contacts 95 will engage before contacts S6 dis engage. as the arm 14 is moved. into its initial or starting position by action of solenoid 13.

When contacts 95 engage, a disconnect circuit Y will b-e established from. battery |89 through contacts 51 (now closed) through magnet ||2 to terminal 43, and thence through contact 32 in Fig.Y 1 to the two slow-to-release magnets 22 and |1. The magnet |1 immediately breaks the circuit to the translating device l2 at the armature 2|, While the magnet 22 causes the pawl 39 to disengage from the ratchet wheel 28 whereupon t-he spring 2S causes the arm 21 to return to an initial position at rest against stop-pin 38. The translating device I2 will then be completely disconnected from any of the automatic program devices, and the selector arm 21 will be in a position such that it may be stepped around to a de- Y sired position by the magnet 23 under control of the impulse device I6.

Referringagain to Fig. 2, when the contacts 95 engage,..the .magnet ||2 willI also be energizedVA whereupon the armature 81 will open the circuit from battery 88 to the two holding magnets 89 and 93. When the magnets 89 and 93 are deenergized, the contacts 9| will be opened, thereby breaking the circuit to the motor 58, and contacts 86 will be closed, while the armature 83 will close the circuit from battery 84 to magnet 85 which actuates armature 92 and establishes contacts 16, 11, 18, and 19 in their proper relation for another cycle of operations. It will be noted that, when contacts 16 and 11 are thus nally closed, the terminal 42 will not be in circuit with the contact 26, as the arm 21 has now been released by magnet 22.

When contacts-96 are moved out of engagement with each other, the circuit from battery |0| to magnet |02 will be broken. When the magnet |02 is de-energized the armature |03 will be released whereupon contacts 91, 98 and 99 will all be disengaged. When contact 98 is disengaged, the circuit from battery |04 to magnet |05 will be broken, When magnet |05 is deenergized, the armature |06 will be released thereby disengaging contacts |01 and |08. When contacts |01 are disengaged the solenoid 13 will become de-energized, while, when the contacts |08 are disengaged, the magnet 66 will become deenergized thereby allowing the needle 63 to come to rest upon the disc in engagement with the spiral 64.

When the contacts 91 disengage, the circuit from the battery |00 to magnet ||2 and terminal 43 will be broken and the magnet I2 will become de-energized. The entire system will now be in condition for a complete repeat operation. That is, the operator or subscriber at the receiving station 2 can manipulate his impulse device |6 to cause the magnet 23 to make the arm 21 establish connections with any desired one of the automatic program devices to reproduce a recorded program at the translating device |2.

While I have described my invention in one of its preferred embodiments, I desire that it be understood that modiiications may be made and that no limitations upon my invention are intended other than are imposed by the scope of v the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

l. In a program system, a phonograph record having a program recorded thereon, an electrical pickup device for engaging with said record, a translating device, means for establishing an electrical circuit between said pickup device and said translating device, means controlled by the movement of said pickup device on said record for electrically disconnecting said translating device from said pickup device at a predetermined time, and means controlled by the movement of said pickup device on said record for moving said pickup device from a point on said record corresponding to the end of said program to a point on said record corresponding to the beginning of said program.

2. In a program system, a phonograph recording having a program recorded thereon, an electrical pick-up device for engaging with said recording, a translating device, an impulse device, .switching means under control of said impulse device for establishing a circuit between said pick-up device and said translating device, means for disconnecting said translating device from said pick-up device at a predetermined time, and means operated at a predetermined time for liftlng said pick-up device from the surface of said recording and moving said pick-up device to a'nother part of said recording.

3. In a program system, a plurality of automatic reproducing devices each of which is adapted to recurrently reproduce a program of predetermined duration, a translating device, an impulse device, a selector switch under control of said impulse device for connecting said translating device to a selected one of said automatic reproducing devices for reproduction of a desired program, and means for normalizing said selector to disconnect from said selecting reproducing device at the expiration of one program reproduction.

4. In a program system, a phonograph record# ing having a program of predetermined duration recorded thereon, a pick-up device for producing program signals from said recording, automatic means for moving said pick-up device to recurrently traverse said recording in a reproducing' process, a translating device, switching means for connecting said translating device to said pick-up device, and means for electrically disconnecting said pick-up device from said translating device,

said last mentioned means being under control" of said automatic means.

5. In a program system, a phonograph recording having a program of predetermined duration recorded thereon, a motor for driving said phonograph recording, a pick-up device for producing program signals from said recording, automatic means for moving said pick-up device to recurrently traverse said recording in a reproducing process, relays for initiating the operation of said automatic means for causing said pick-up device to traverse said recording a single time for producing program signals therefrom, an amplier connected with said pick-up device, a receiving station remotely situated from said automatic means, and including a program translating device, an impulse device in the vicinity of said translatingfdevice, a selector including a movable contactor for selective engagement with contacts of different groups of contacts at least one at a time from each group, a connection from a certain contact of one of said groups through a subsidiary relay for causing the energization of said relays for initiating the operation of said automatic means whereby said motor is energized, means operated at said initiation of operation of said automatic means for causing the energization of said subsidiary relay for disconnecting said contact from said rst mentioned relays and for connecting said contact with said amplifier whereby program signals from said pickup are transmitted through said selector to said translating device at said receiving station, a switch connected between said selector and said translating device, an electromagnet for operating said switch, and an energization circuit connected through contact of the other group of contacts of said selector to said electromagnet of said last mentioned switch for actuating said switch to disconnect said translating device from said selector at the expiration of a program, said energization circuit being controlled by the movement of said pick-up device, and means for interrupting the circuit to said motor and for normalizing said selector at said expiration of said program.

6. In a program apparatus, a movable arm, an electrical pick-up unit for engagement with a. record and movably mounted on said arm, and electromagnetic means mounted solely on said arm for moving said pick-up unit.

7. 'In program apparatus, a pick-up unit movableV relative to a program record, switching means mechanically operable by the movement of'said pick-up unit, and electromagnetic means 5 .lg-for operating said switching means in addition to the operation` thereof by the movement of said pick-up device.

8. Program apparatus comprising, a program circuit, program signal producing means including an electrical pick-up device and movable mechanism associated with said pick-up device in producing program signals, control circuits normally connected with said program circuit and subject to energization thereby for controlling said movable mechanism, and automatic means operable after predetermined control of said movable mechanism by said control circuits for effectively disconnecting said control circuits from said program circuit for the effective connection of said pick-up device thereto for the transmission of program signals over said program circuit.

9. Film apparatus in accordance with claim 8 including means for automatically causing the interdependent effective disconnection of said` pick-up device from said program circuit and the restoration of said control circuits to connection with said program circuit for control thereby.

10. A control system comprising, means for producing program signals, means for producing controlling signals in addition to said program signals, a program signal circuit, a control signal circuit, and means for causing said means for producing controlling signals to energize said control signal circuit at predetermined times with respect to the transmission of program signals over said program circuit.

11. A control system comprising, means for producing and transmitting intelligence signals, other means for producing and transmitting apparatus controlling signals in addition to said intelligence signals, said last mentioned means including a plurality of interlocking or intercontrolled circuits, and means for automatically sequentially controlling said circuits at diierent predetermined times with respect to the production and transmission of said intelligence signals.

12. A program system comprising, apparatus for producing and transmitting intelligence signals, an intelligence signal transmission circuit, mechanically operable apparatus situated at another point for controlling said last mentioned circuit, and circuit means for producing a controlling elTect upon said last mentioned apparatus, said circuit means having a plurality of elements settable at different times in accordance with diierent conditions of operation of said intelligence signal producing means.

13. A control system comprising, intelligence signal means including movable electromagnetic actuating means, circuits for controlling said electromagnetic actuating means, relay means for controlling the energization of said electromagnetic controlling circuits, and an energizing circuit for said relay means, said movable means of said intelligence signal means being operable to sequentially control said relay energizing circuit at a plurality of different predetermined conditions of operation of said intelligence signal means.

14. A control circuit comprising, an intelligence signal circuit, apparatus for producing intelligence signals for said circuit in which rnechanical motion is produced during the production of said signals, circuits operatively associated with said signal circuit in the production and utilization of said intelligence signals and including switches subject to actuation by said mechanical movement, electromagnetic means for also controlling said switches, and circuitsfcontrolled by said switches for controlling said electromagnetic means.

15. A control system comprising, intelligence signal apparatus including an electric driving Inotor, an energizing circuit to said motor, momentarily energizable means for controlling said energizing circuit to initiate the operation of said motor, other energizable means for maintaining the completion of said energizing circuit to operate said motor during the transmission of intelligence signals and subject to initial control by said momentarily energizable means, and means operated at a predetermined time in the duration of said transmission of intelligence signals for deenergizing said second mentioned energizable means.

16. A control system comprising, a signal transmission circuit, intelligence signal means for producing signals for transmission over said circuit and comprising apparatus capable of assuming a plurality of control positions and a driving motor, an energizing circuit for controlling said motor, other apparatus operatively associated with said signal circuit at another point, and commonly energized means operated by the movement of said signal producing means from one position to another for eiiecting the control of said motor energizing circuit and said apparatus at said other point.

17. A control system comprising, motor driven intelligence signal apparatus having elements operative in a plurality of different positions during the transmission of signals, a circuit op-erable in two directions between said signal apparatus and a remote point, in one direction to said signal producing apparatus the circuit being operative for controlling the operation of said apparatus, and in the other direction said circuit being operative to transmit intelligence signals from said apparatus to said remote point, means for changing the condition of said circuit from a controlled condition to a controlling condition, and means operable after predetermined transmission of intelligence signals for controlling said last mentioned means.

18. A control system comprising, intelligence signal apparatus including motor driven means and a plurality of electromagnets, circuits for controlling said electromagnets, a circuit interconnecting said signal apparatus and apparatus at a remote point, said circuit being operative from said remote point to said signal apparatus for effecting the control thereof and from said signal apparatus to said remote apparatus for eiTecting the control of said remote apparatus, controlling means for changing said circuit from one of said conditions to another, and circuit means operatively interconnecting said controlling means and said electromagnet control circuits for interdependent operation.

19. In a signal system, separated stations interconnected by a closed transmission line, one of said stations including a motor used for operating signal apparatus, a circuit for connecting said motor to a source of power, said circuit being normally opened during a non-signalling condition over said line, means subject to energization upon the opening and closure of said line a predetermined number of times at the other of said stations for effecting the closing of said motor circuit to energize said motor, means for rendering said last mentioned means unresponsive to control by said line subsequent to the closing of said motor circuit and during the signaling operation, and

electromagnetic means subject to energization by 

